Deputy Director for the Asia and Pacific Department, Mission Chief for Japan, IMF ...

A Japanese professor has predicted the year Japan will become extinct if the country doesn't grapple with its rapidly ageing population. The year is 2720 and away from science-fiction fantasies of ...

It may be one of the world's most advanced economies, but Japan struggles to attract foreign ... The country is buckling under the weight of an aging population, declining birthrate and shrinking ...

The number of elderly people in Japan surged by 20,000 from September 2023 to 36.25 million, accounting for a record high 29.3 percent of the population, government figures showed. The Ministry of ...

Japan will be down to its last child in 695 years, according to a university's "population clock"—a thought experiment and grim portent as the country's birth rate edges closer to the point of ...

Mr Yoshida has been releasing estimates every year since April 2012, according to The Japan Times. The forecast is derived from the annual rate of decline in the population of children.

Japan, a country of rich tradition and cutting-edge modernity, is home to some of the most populous cities in the world. From the industrious metropolis of Tokyo to the cultural heritage of Kyoto, the ...

The hike in Japan's foreign workers comes as the country grapples with a labour shortage fuelled by an ageing population. Government data from last year found that there are 9.46 million employees in ...